hi, everyone. thank you so much for joining. i'm morgan radford. my colleagues, kate and zinhle, are off today. "nbc news daily" starts right now. today is thursday, february 15th. case by case, former president

donald trump facing multiple high-stakes legal battles. today we're tracking developments inside the courtrooms up and down the east coast. plus kansas city heartbreak. a parade transformed into tragedy by another mass shooting. >> i have memories of my daughter catching confetti, and in a snap, it was a wave of fear coming at us. >> one person dead, more than 20 others hurt, including 11 children. what we're learning about the victims and the possible suspects. ingredients for life. chinatown has long been home away from home for countless chinese american families. we'll tell you how one man remembers growing up inside his family's restaurant. we begin right now with a fully loaded legal schedule for former president donald trump. first in new york, a judge ruling today that the former president will go on trial next month in the hush money case involving former adult film star stormy daniels. next in georgia, a judge is

hearing arguments about disqualifying the district attorney leading the state's election interference case over her relationship with a prosecutor. and finally, the supreme court. today is the deadline for mr. trump to appeal a ruling that he's not immune from civil cases related to the january 6th capitol riot. and then, by the way, we're expecting a verdict in the new york civil fraud trial against trump and his business tomorrow. there is, quite clearly, a lot to cover. we've got nbc news correspondent blayne alexander live in atlanta, nbc news correspondent rehema ellis live for us in new york city, and nbc news investigative correspondent tom winter right here in studio. i want to start in georgia. for our viewers who haven't been following every twist and turn in this case, what are the allegations against the fulton county d.a.? >> reporter: well, the allegations are that she financially benefitted from a personal relationship with nathan wade, who was the special prosecutor she hired to work on

the trump case. i want to start quickly with breaking news, just within the past five minutes d.a. fani willis walked into the courtroom and said she wants to testify. she dropped her opposition to the subpoena that had been issued. she walked in in a dramatic fashion in the middle of a back and forth. you see her right there, marching confidently up to the stand. this came just a few second after the attorney for michael roman, who has been leading all of this, called willis to the stand. willis' attorney stood up and said that's not necessary. there was a back and forth and then the d.a. walked in herself and basically said i want to take the stand, let's go. so right now we're in a five-minute court break. she asked for three documents. i wasn't clear on what the documents were. she asked for three documents. they're taking a break while she get those documents. when court is back in session, she's going to take the stand in this fiery hearing. >> there were tense moments earlier today when nathan wade

took the stand. the former president was in attendance for today's hearing and it lasted about two hours in new york. what did he say? >> reporter: not anything in the courtroom. he sad stoically silent and staring at the judge. in the hallway, he once again heard what we've heard him say so often, that it is an unfair trial, it's election interference and he's being unfairly targeted in this case. and of course he said that he's innocent of any and all charges. during the proceeding, the pretrial proceedings, his attorney attempted to have the case dismissed. that failed. he attempted to have the date of march 25th as the start date moved back. that failed. then they talked about the various questions that they might be asking some of the prospective jurors, similar to what was asked in the e. jean carroll case, such as do any of you believe the 2020 election was stolen.

they will also ask prospective jurors where do they get their news from. and one question about political affiliation caused some contention in the courtroom as the attorney for donald trump was saying that it might be too sensitive to ask people their political affiliations, et cetera, and the prosecutor said it doesn't matter. everybody in the country has an opinion about donald trump. what we want to find out is whether or not they can be fair and impartial. and so as the judge has said, this is going on on the 25th of march. expect it to last about six weeks. if the former president is found guilty of these charges, he could face about four years in prison. but everyone says it is very unlikely that he would ever serve that time. >> given all of this in context, tom, i want to bring you in. this immunity deadline with the supreme court, it's set for the federal elections case. explain how and why.

>> everything you've been hearing about with jack smith and the elections case and the immunity and supreme court, you can throw it all out because it pertains to the criminal actions that have been ongoing. this is a civil case, two police officers, they have sued the former president tied to january 6th, saying that they suffered physical and emotional damage as a result of the riot that occurred that day, and they say that was incited by the former president. they sued him for it. he and his attorneys came forward and said there's presidential immunity, we can't be cited for things that happen, and there was a determination that the president cannot be sued for actions in office. but not so fast, citing clinton v. jones, they said if there's an unofficial act that occurs, the president can be sued. >> unofficial? >> unofficial. that's the key thing because the appellate court determined that

the activities of former president trump on january 6th pertained to his efforts for re-election, that is not an official act. he's a candidate in office seeking re-election, so they've determined that that does not apply, immunity does not apply to him in these civil cases. they decided they would wait until the end of business today to see if the former president would in fact appeal to the supreme court. so the clock is very much ticking. >> and it goes back to the fundamental question, are we talking about president trump or citizen trump. tom winter here, our thanks to rahema willis and blayne alexander in georgia. new details are coming in about the deadly shooting at the kansas city chiefs super bowl parade. authorities have confirmed one person was killed, nearly two dozen others were injured, and police say at least half of the people hurt were under the age of 16. schools were closed yesterday so that kids could join in on the celebrations. the shooting began toward the end of a rally, and an estimated one million people were packed into the downtown area.

you can see those people running in this video, running for cover when they heard shots ring out. nbc news correspondent ellison barber is live in kansas city. what have you been able to learn about the victims and really where does the investigation stand at this hour? >> reporter: morgan, so seven people, at least seven people are still hospitalized right now, three of them are being described as listed in critical condition by hospital officials. lisa lopez-galvan died at the scene. she was a sister, a wife, a mother of two adult children, and a beloved local radio host. 23 people in all were shot, according to police they range in age from 8 years old to 47 years old. among them was a man named jacob who talked about hearing what he thought at first were fireworks, and then realizing he had been shot. listen to how he described it. >> i thought it was fireworks at

first, and i was looking for them at first, and then i felt -- i thought i got burned and i looked and i saw the smoke and everyone was running toward me. this is all happening so quick, everyone is running toward me. i turn to run away, and i can't, because i had been shot in my ankle. i was arming crawling up the median there. >> reporter: police say they are doing everything they can to bring the shooters to justice, but right now no one has officially been charged. the police chief at a press conference this afternoon said they do expect to bring charges soon. i want to quote some of what she said at that press conference today. yesterday she said they had three people who were detained. today the police chief said, quote, we have subjects detained, two of which are juveniles. we are working to determine the involvement of others. she was then asked, does that mean more shooters are possibly out in the open among the

public, and she said, and i'm quoting again, they are not closing the door and giving direct numbers on this. this is still an active investigation. we are still asking the public if anyone witnessed the shooting directly to still contact police. one thing, morgan, they say they have ruled out is whether or not this was terrorism or some sort of home grown violent extremism. they say this was not that. they believe this was a dispute between individuals that turned deadly, morgan. >> ellison barber reporting live from kansas city, thank you. meanwhile, president biden's top national security official is set to meet with house leadership today over a new and concerning threat from russia. a u.s. official and a congressional official familiar with the intelligence tell nbc news that moscow is developing a nuclear powered space asset that could target american satellites in space. the satellites are crucial for our everyday life, because without them, we wouldn't be able to text, to call or even use gps. they also help with military

operations and intelligence gathering. nbc news congressional correspondent joins me now. julie, what more are we learning about this nuclear powered space asset and really about the government's response? >> reporter: it's a great question. just in the next 20 minutes you mentioned that the gang of four, the top four congressional leaders in the house, will receive a briefing by national security director jake sullivan. he's going to be here. this is a scheduled meeting, as sullivan announced yesterday, and this is cause for concern, especially when mike turner, the top republican on the house committee televised this much to the surprise of many on capitol hill. members not only on the intelligence committee, but just generally in the house have had access to this classified information, turner had pushed for it to be declassified because he does say this raises to the level of that kind of importance. but as you mentioned, this space asset, this foreign capability that we know, according to our sources, belongs to russia, could certainly have a damaging impact not only on our military

and intelligence capabilities, but also on the way americans communicate every single day. >> julie, this all started after house intelligence committee chair mike turner made a cryptic statement about a potential threat. i know you have new reporting on why he felt the need to go public. what are you learning? >> reporter: this is obviously due to backlash we've heard from sources, for example, in the senate intelligence committee, the top chairs of that panel were not aware that turner had planned to pub pli size this. this was not something that came into their hands this week. some sources i spoke to have said that turner is really concerned and he wanted the white house to take this seriously. others i've talked to suggested this could have something to do with that supplemental aid package that includes $60 billion in aid to ukraine, to counter russian aggression there. there's also this other bill called the reauthorization of

section 72 that will give the government, has given it the power to spy, surveil foreign assets. there's back and forth back on the politics of all of this. but turner for his part is defending putting out this warning yesterday. he gave a new statement in the last hour that he coordinated closely in the language to make sure no national security and intelligence sources were burned with the biden administration, and with everybody in the intelligence community that needed to see this language up close. we'll see in the next half an hour or so what sullivan has to say in a classified setting to those four leaders. >> really important reporting. julie, thank you. well, it's time for today's cnbc money minute. several popular diary -- dairy items, hello, are being recalled and another u.s. company is headed to the moon. julia borstin joins us now.

a recall involving dairy products due to listeria has expanded to dressings and salad kits that were sold at costco and trader joe's. it was first issued last week after dairy products were identified as the source of the outbreak that left 23 people hospitalized and two dead. self-driving car company waymo issued its first ever recall after two of its cars in phoenix crashed into a truck being towed back in december, and said the software has since been fixed without interruptions to service. and space exploration company intuitive machines began its a inaugural mission on a falcon 9 rocket. the lander, it will be the first u.s. lunar landing in over 50 years. i can't believe it's been that long. >> all right, our cnbc money

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breaking news right now. we are learning about a retaliatory u.s. cyberattack on a suspected iranian spy ship in the middle east. u.s. officials say that ship has been sharing intelligence with rebel groups in yemen. the attack comes after three u.s. service members were killed in a drone attack by iranian-backed militias last month. courtney, this is a big deal. what have you been able to learn about this cyberattack? >> reporter: so early on before these retaliatory strikes began about two weeks ago, morgan, we were hearing that there would be the kinetic piece, which we saw u.s. air strikes in iraq, syria and yemen, but there will potentially be a cyber component. we're getting a window into what that looked like. the u.s. carried out a

cyberattack against an iranian military ship that was in the region. this occurred more than a week ago. this ship was, according to officials, providing targeting and location information to the houthi rebels in yemen to help them in their continued effort to go after commercial ships and military ships that had been transiting through the red sea and into the gulf of eden. the houthis are continued to try to target ships since then, but the belief is this cyber effort, the cyberattack, was successful in its ability to at some point, at least, cloud the iranians' ability to provide the targeting information to the houthis. >> nbc's courtney kube live with that breaking news, thank you so much. and stay with us. coming up, a michigan woman is accused of stealing and reselling $800,000 worth of luxury items. we're going to tell you how she almost pulled it off. you're watching "nbc news daily."

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the president of the a's will sit down today with city and county leaders. we reached out to the county supervisor and have not heard back. they are reportedly going to attend that meeting. one member says city leaders are kept in the dark about discussions going on with the team. >> the bottom line, oakland needs to be part of it. we own half of the coliseum. this is an example where the county went out and negotiated getting millions of dollars from the a's and city didn't get anything. we didn't know they had done that until after the fact. >> reporter: oakland's new professional baseball team will make its home less than three miles from howard terminal. they will play games at raymonde field. they will put private investment into improving the field. the deal is for one year with an extension and the works. it comes after the coliseum

declined to grant consent for the ballers to play there. there are other options for the a's. if things still don't work out, maybe they can knock on the door over at oracle park and see if the giants can help them out. might actually make bay area sports fans very happy. in san francisco, ginger conejero saab, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. here are other stories. city leaders are looking at a controversial bike lane. it's been a year since oakland has had a permanent police chief. all lanes of the bay bridge are back open after a crash that killed two people. it happened at 4:00 a.m. in the eastbound lanes. a pickup truck hit a mini cooper. all three people in the cooper died. the driver of the truck suffered major injuries. that person was taken to the hospital. it's been one year since the mayor fired the police chief for

mishandling cases. an audit said he should not have faced disciplinary action. he is suing the city and the mayor claiming it violated his first amendment rights. they have yet to hire a permanent replacement. the mayor rejected a list of finalists in december which included armstrong on the list. in an interview, she recently said she expects a new list of candidates early next month. today san francisco transit leaders will review a program that's been creating controversy. last summer they created a protected bike line on valencia street in the mission. this knocked out parking spaces in the process. that angered merchants whose businesses rely on those spaces. some businesses have closed down. other options are now being considered. that roundtable will start in two hours. enjoy this brief break from the rain. today we will see partly cloudy skies and sunshine.

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money addressing mental health concerns among students and is looking to recoup the funds. snapchat, meta, tiktok, have responded saying their apps already have safety features to restrict kids from viewing harmful content. a new report shows that nearly half of u.s. health care workers say they've witnessed discrimination against patients in the workplace. researchers surveyed 52,000 health care workers and 52% of them said that racism against patients is a major problem. the report suggested several possible fixes, including training medical staff to spot discrimination and creating a method to anonymously report it. body cam footage shows a florida sheriff's deputy responding to what he thought was a gunshot. it turns out it was a falling acorn. this happened back in november and you can see the deputy shooting into a police car with a handcuffed man inside.

thankfully, the man was not hurt. he resigned and will not face criminal charges. new questions this hour about the special counsel's report into president biden's handling of classified documents. the report painted a scathing picture of the president's age and memory. last week the president slammed special counsel robert hur over one line in the report, saying he didn't remember when his son beau died. now sources tell nbc news that hur never even asked that question during his hours-long interview with the president. joining us now, ali rafa. let's play that moment and we'll talk on the other side. >> i know there's some attention paid to some language in the report about my recollection of events. there's even reference that i don't remember when my son died. how in the hell dare he raise that. frankly, when i was asked the question, i thought to myself, was it any of their damn

business. >> was it any of their business? what role does beau's death play here? >> reporter: morgan, you heard the president lash out at the special counsel hours after this report was released for including that detail about his beloved son beau biden's death. but now sources familiar with this investigation are saying that hur, special counsel robert hur was not the one to bring up beau biden's death during the roughly five hours these two sat down for interviews, that it was actually the president himself who brought up beau biden's death when the special counsel asked him about this topic, about work with his ghost writer when he was writing this memoir about beau biden's death in 2015. sources saying that that is when the president confused the year, but not the exact date of beau biden's death. the reason this is important is because of the impact those claims by special counsel robert

hur, about the president's memory struggles have had in the days after this report's release, and how quickly we have seen the white house and the biden campaign try to seize on specifically that claim about beau biden. so this new revelation that, according to sources hur was not the one to bring up beau biden's death, that has a direct impact on this argument that the biden team is trying to make, that hur was politically motivated in including that specific detail in his report, morgan. >> there is some new reporting, too, coming up now on nbcnews.com where it says biden aides are now weighing the political fallout if a transcript of this interview is actually released. how are they sort of anticipating that could help them or hurt them politically? >> reporter: yeah, morgan, this is new reporting by my colleague, monica alba, about the pros and cons that are being weighed about releasing these transcripts that the white house has said they are open to doing

to be able to clear what they call inconsistencies and inaccurate information they say that hur included in this. but we're also seeing this effort by house republicans who are trying to not only get their hands on these transcripts, but also audio recordings of those interviews over two days in october between the president and special counsel robert hur. so it seems inevitable at this point that one way or another, parts of these transcripts, potentially the audio recordings, could be released. but of course we know that that's also being considered as far as declassification of any private information in these documents. but the pros and cons of this could definitely be weighed as it really provides fuel for the narrative that president biden, in some cases, to some members of the public, is too old to run for a second term. so definitely something being considered right now. >> something that's being considered. thank you so much.

meanwhile, let's go to michigan where a woman is currently facing multiple fraud charges after allegedly stealing and then re-selling luxury items from different rental websites. the justice department says the suspect, brenda horn, stole more than 1,000 items valued at over $800,000. prosecutors say she made more than $750,000 in profits. valerie castro has been following this. this is kind of a whacky story. it's pretty wild. how was she able to pull this off? >> reporter: here is how it worked. prosecutors allege that horn signed up for various memberships for rental clothing companies, the companies are not named in the complaint. think of something like rent the runway. she would rent these clothes and instead of returning them, she would sell them on other e-commerce sites like posh mark. if you don't return the clothes, they usually charge you for the value of the item. but prosecutors say she would cancel the credit cards

associated with the accounts or claim they were fraudulent charges. she got caught when prosecutors say she used the same billing address every time she signed up for a new membership and she was using the same post office box to send and receive packages. >> has she said anything, have her attorneys? >> she have not. she made her first court appearance yesterday, mail fraud, wire fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property. she made the first court appearance yesterday. if she is found guilty on those charges, she's facing up to 50 years. we reached out to her attorney but have not heard back. >> that is a lot of potential jail time. valerie, thank you. we are just two and a half months into 2024, and already this year there have been more than 200 reports of unruly passengers on u.s. flights. all of that according to the faa. the latest incident happened aboard a southwest flight this week, and as we head into this busy spring break travel season, officials are warning that this type of bad behavior on planes can lead to hefty fines or even

criminal prosecution. here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: this has been a problem for years, unruly, even dangerous, violent behavior. this most recent case involved a fight midair on a flight going all the way to hawaii. police in hawaii say no arrests have been made, but the faa now evaluating whether the individuals involved should face hefty fines. at 35,000 feet, tempers can flare, and sometimes situations escalate quickly. cell phone video from a southwest flight monday from california to kauai capturing two passengers exchanging words, before appearing to exchange blows. the video shows others onboard breaking up the midair fight. southwest airlines credits its crew and customers with helping to diffuse the situation, writing, our number one priority is safety. this slow motion video shared by a passenger shows officers with the involved parties after the plane landed.

airport security would not comment, but kauai police tell nbc news its officers did respond to assist, but no arrests were made. it is, however, the latest example of bad behavior onboard planes. >> let me be clear, the faa has zero tolerance for unruly behavior. >> reporter: the faa says incidents involving unruly passengers peaked during the height of the pandemic, particularly around the issue of mask mandates. nearly 6,000 cases then. but while those cases have been trending down significantly over the past few years, flight crews are still encountering disruptive, at times combative individuals at higher rates than before covid. >> how do you negotiate with and talk down somebody who may behaving badly? >> the most important thing is we want to diffuse and de-escalate the situation. we don't want to make it worse. >> reporter: violent behavior or interfering with flight crews

can carry hefty penalties, fines of up to $37,000 and potentially federal prosecution. the faa has been pushing a series of memes as part of a social media campaign. it also includes psas warning passengers about the consequences. sarah nelson is president of the largest flight attendants union. >> flying is not a right, it's a privilege. we can only do it when everyone is playing by the rules. >> reporter: again, this flight was going all the way to kauai and hawaii. again, police did not file charges. it's up to the faa to do an investigation and determine whether it will apply fines to the individuals involved. as you saw, it can be very expensive. some airlines have taken to banning individual passengers for life on their airline when something gets out of control. back to you. >> thanks to tom costello for that report. meanwhile, an iowa hawkeyes basketball star, caitlin clark, could be shooting her way into

the history books on the verge of breaking the ncaa women's scoring record. nbc news correspondent stephanie gosk takes a look at what's on the line tonight as she faces off against the michigan wolverines. >> reporter: eight points, that's all caitlin clark needs to become the all-time scoring leader in women's basketball. she averages more than 32 a game, so tonight when iowa hoechts michigan, the record is bound to be hers. every sports great starts as a player and then turns into a phenomenon. tonight iowa hawkeye senior caitlin clark has the ncaa scoring record in her sights. she only needs eight points to pass kelsey plum, who broke the record in 2017. >> we play fast, fun basketball. that's what it's all about. >> reporter: it's a milestone not just for the superstar, but for the entire sport. >> she is the total package, the real deal, and it's awesome to see women's basketball being put on this sort of pedestal. >> reporter: part of the magic, 6 foot iowa native can score everywhere on the court.

>> it's the perfect combination pizazz and confidence with the ultimate skill set. >> reporter: her trademark is the logo three, a super long three-pointer. famed warriors guard steph curry says clark is impressive whether he's passing or shooting, telling usa today that's why she's such a threat, because she can do both and both are lethal. clark is a draw and her games are making big money. >> everywhere caitlin clark and the iowa hawkeyes go, you can expect a sold-out crowd. >> reporter: tickets to see her play are up 234% since she started as a freshman, averaging in the hundreds. some of the biggest brands are inking deals. >> if i can sign with gatorade, you can, too. >> reporter: now that the ncaa scoring record is set to fall, the excitement will only soar, just like a three-pointer with a second left on the clock. >> five regular season games left, plus the big ten and ncaa tournaments.

clark is also in range of the 3,600 plus career points. the men's record has held for over 54 years. back to you. >> thank you, stephanie gosk. coming up, ingredients for life. one man's journey to share life lessons he learned growing up as his families chinese restaurant. check out this incredible light show. this lantern installation is one of several art attractions on display right now during the spring festival in china. the lantern festival promotes peace and forgiveness and the holiday marks the first full moon of the lunar new year. more "nbc news daily" right aftethis.r

for nearly two centuries, chinatowns have been homes away from home for a lot of chinese american families and provide a safe space for immigrants to establish roots and grow businesses. in recent years they've been on the decline and many families are worried their culture could become lost. our next guest is giving us a look at what it was like growing up in new york's chinatown, entitled "everything i learned, i learned as a chinese restaurant".

>> i'm married to a detroiter, i'm excited. tell us, what are the lessons you think people should know? why did you write this book? >> the first lesson i learned growing up in this chinese restaurant, when you're a young kid oftentimes your parents will say don't talk to strangers. my parents gave us the opposite instructions and they were talking about people sitting in our dining room. my dad went to community college for two semesters and they didn't know the opportunities outside of those four walls of that chinese restaurant, but they knew they had a dining room full of people who did. my dad would call us kids to go over to the customers to barrage them with questions, what do you do, how did you get your job, how much money did you make? it's a great experience growing up as a kid in that chinese restaurant. >> what do you think the rest of us can take from that experience? i'm not from new york, but that's where we are right now. i don't feel like a lot of people are always ready for those conversations or invite

some of those conversations here. what do you think we can do to inspire that? >> i think it's critical these days because our country is so divided. we have these silos and don't talk to each other. chinese restaurants are one of the few places where you can go in and meet somebody from a different race, class, religion, and if you just took the opportunity to have a small conversation like what are you ordering, what are you eating, maybe these are the small steps we need to take as a country to start repairing these fences that we have built up against each other. >> i'm really interested to hear you say divisions between race and class, because we've seen an increase in hate crimes against asian americans, against muslim americans, jewish americans. what do you think that people, especially in communities that have been marginalized and targeted should take from this lesson in this moment? >> well, i'm an eternal optimist. i feel like our country is going through these very difficult times, having these difficult but important conversations about racism, homophobia,

anti-semitism and whatnot. but i figure we've got to do this in a way that brings us together. the way i talk about it in my books with my friends, come for the egg rolls, but stay for the talk on racism. we've got to be able to have a frame of reference. and food oftentimes does that. food literally brings people to the table. so let's start with that. let's start with something that puts us at ease, brings good memories, and then once we build up that trust level, maybe that's when we can begin to have these discussions. but right now, sadly, it seems like we don't even trust each other. >> speaking of trust, a big portion of this story was your coming-out story. tell us about that. >> well, coming out to my buddhist asian family was really kind of challenging, i would say. but fortunately my family was great about it, you know, we don't have certain concepts of heaven and hell. but still, i think i stayed in the closet a bit more because i was so concerned about not

disappointing my parents. i knew how much they had sacrificed for me and my siblings and i think that's one thing about a lot of immigrant families, the kids really, really just want to make their parents happy. so for me, that's what i did. i just -- my whole focus growing up was just how can i make my parents feel that their sacrifices they were making was worth it. >> making them feel proud. that's so important that you touched on that, and so many other readers can feel connected to your story. curtis chin, thank you for joining us in studio. we really appreciate this. i love the lessons you shared. nice to meet ya. my name is david. i've been a pharmacist for 44 years. when i have customers come in and ask for something for memory, i recommend prevagen. number one, because it's effective. does not require a prescription. and i've been taking it quite a while myself and i know it works. and i love it when the customers come back in and tell me, "david, that really works so good for me."

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